merely

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈmɪə.li]
• 美式音标 [ˈmɪr.li]
• 国际音标 ['miəli]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adv. 僅僅，衹不過；衹是

词源解说

• 15世紀中期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的mercus，意爲純淨，僅。

同根派生

• adj性質的同根詞

  mere：僅僅的；衹不過的。

• n性質的同根詞

  mere：小湖；池塘。

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用法辨析

adv. (副詞)

• merely作副詞是“僅僅,衹不過”的意思,在句中一般脩飾謂語動詞,有時還可放在名詞前脩飾名詞。
• Not merely位於句首時可引起主語和謂語部分倒裝。
• merely無比較級和最高級形式。

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英汉例句

用作副詞 (adv.)

用作狀語

• I merely suggested you should do it again.There's no need to get annoyed.
  我衹是建議你應該重新做,你不需要爲此而不高興。

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词组短语

用作副詞 (adv.)

～+動詞

• merely accept 僅僅接受
• merely account 僅僅說明
• merely add 僅僅加
• merely begin 僅僅開始
• merely choose 僅僅選擇

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• (ONLY) used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
• (NOT LARGE/IMPORTANT) used to emphasize that something is not large, important, or effective when compared to something else

柯林斯英英字典

• You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting.
• You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.
• You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.

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